Etymology Latin masculinus, from masculus male, manly, diminutive of mas a male: compare French masculin. See Male masculine Adjective Of the male sex; not female. Quotations Thy masculine children, that is to say, thy sons - Chaucer Having the qualities of a man; suitable to, or characteristic of, a man; virile; not feminine or effeminate; strong; robust. Quotations That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins with a masculine energy - Hallam (Rare): Belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males Quotations A masculine church - Fuller (Grammar): Having the inflections of, or construed with, words pertaining especially to male beings, as distinguished from feminine and neuter. See gender Derivative forms Masculinely, adverb Masculineness, noun Translations Dutch: mannelijk n Esperanto: virseksa French: masculin m Frisian: manlik German: männlich Greek:αρσενικό Hebrew: זכר Interlingua: masculin Portuguese: masculino m, masculina f Spanish: masculino m, masculina f
